Causes of World War II

Question 1

Why did the US government create this video?

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B: to encourage Americans to support the war against Japan

Question 2

Why might this video be considered propaganda?

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C: It dramatizes the attack to create an emotional response.

Question 3

What is the purpose of this video?

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B: to demonstrate the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 4

Which examples of loaded language does the film include to increase anger among US citizens? Check all that apply.“the crime of the centuries”“on Honolulu and Pearl Harbor”“new weapons, two-man submarines”“undeclared war on the United States”“the most daring, dastardly attack in all history”“murder of the innocents here and in the Philippines”

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A: “the crime of the centuries”; D: “undeclared war on the United States”; E: “the most daring, dastardly attack in all history”; F: “murder of the innocents here and in the Philippines”

Question 5

What response did the US government most likely hope to encourage from this video?

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A: support for the mobilization of troops and war materials

Question 6

What is President Roosevelt asking Congress to do?

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C: declare war against Japan

Question 7

What it the most likely reason Roosevelt uses the phrase "unprovoked and dastardly” to characterize the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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D: to convince the public that declaring war is necessary and justified

Question 8

What message is this poster trying to convey?

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B: Manufacturing ammunitions will help the United States get justice.

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